Here's why this beautiful French city turns into one giant Christmas wonderland every December. Growing up in Australia, Christmas looked very different to what it does here in Europe. My Christmases were summer dresses, water fights with my cousins, jumping in the pool and eventually settling down for a quiet night watching a Christmas movie. And I loved it. But then I moved to Germany. Suddenly Christmas meant freezing temperatures, coats, scarves, little wooden market stalls ...
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12 of the BEST Things to Buy at German Christmas Markets
If there's one thing I've learnt since moving to Germany, it's that German Christmas markets are dangerously good for shopping. Every year that I go, I save up some money specifically for the Christmas Markets. Not just for food and Gluhwein - but for the stalls! The souvenirs. The best part is that so many of the things you'll find aren't the generic souvenirs you could buy anywhere. A lot of them are traditional, handmade, beautiful, and actually feel like they belong in your ...
The 12 Most Magical Christmas Markets in Germany (Ranked)
The best Christmas markets in Germany for fairytale charm, festive food, twinkling lights, and unforgettable winter magic. If you had asked me a few years ago what Christmas looked like, I would have shared something very different to what I experience now. Growing up in Australia, Christmas meant wearing my favourite summer dress to wear, having a BBQ for lunch, and spending the afternoon having water fights with my cousins. If we weren't outside trying to survive the heat, we'd be ...
15 Fairytale Castle Hotels in Europe You’ll Never Forget
I am not going to lie - this post took me a lonnnng time to put together! I wanted it to be perfect. So I researched deep, and looked into almost every photo on the websites, to ensure that these were actually the top 15 Fairytale Castle Hotels in Europe. Ever since moving to Germany, I've become slightly obsessed with castles. Growing up in Australia, we called a few old buildings "castles," but they are NOTHING compared to Europe. Here, castles sit on mountains, overlook vineyards, hide in ...
10 Incredible Treehouse Hotels in Germany You Can Actually Stay In
Isn’t there something magical about treehouses? Maybe it’s because they remind us of being kids. Growing up, I always thought having a treehouse would be the coolest thing ever. The kind of place where you could hide away, read a book, and pretend you were living in your own little world. So when I discovered that there are actual treehouse hotels in Germany that you can stay in, I immediately went down a rabbit hole researching them. Because sleeping in a treehouse as an adult? That sounds ...